Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-12-09

but was second in three, third in two,
and unplaced in twelve. She only won
two heats during her career. Willard
was never trained.
Post Boy, whose career dates from his
three-year-old form, is striking contra
dicton to the one time popular cry, "early
maturity, early decay" and SO is his
great sister Clemmie G.. He trotted in
:45i during his first seeson, and as a
four-year-old placed 2;344 opposite his
name. Those figures were reduced the
following season to :2s4, and again cut
to 2 :241 in 1873. Post Boys record on
the eve of his seven-year-old campaign
was reduced to 2:23i, and equaled the
following year in race.
The season of 1881 saw Post Boy, AM
Der, Calmar, Mistletoe, and Wiz trotting
two-mile heats in the Grand Circuit.
Post Boy won at Cleveland and Utica, his
fastest time at the distance being ;451,
made in the second heat of the Cleveland
race. Post Boys record remained I'M
changed until September, 1885, when in
a race at Maysville, KY, with c. F. Clay
and his brother Mystery, he reduced it to
2:23. During his turf career Post Boy
was started in thirty-seven races, of which
he won sixteen, was second in nine, third
in five, fourth in four, and unplaced in
three. He trotted twenty-one winning
heats below 2 80, and five two-mile heats
below five minutes.
The bay mare Alice Stoner, foaled in
1875, made record of 2 1863 as a three
year-old. but was not started again until
1881, when she defeated Rosa Wilkes and
Mystery in straight heats at Sharpsburg,
Ky. Her present record, :24b, was made
iu the fifth heat of the 2 ~ class at Lex
ington, Ky, in 1892. She was started
when in training in sixteen races, of
which she won six, was second in eight,
third in one, fourth in one, and won five
heats in 2 80 or better. Neds second
foal, by Magic, was named Mystery. He
trotted in 3 091 as a three-year-old, but
did not enter the 2 80 list until four years
later. His present record, 2:25t. was
made the following year. Mystery has
not been very successful horse on the
turf, and only shows four wins for thirty
two races. He finished second however,
in nine, third in eight, fourth in four, and
was unplaced in six.
The chestnut FLY, Clemmie g.. foaled
1877, was Ned's best foal, and few mares
hold the honor of having produced bet
consecutive seasons, trotting against the
best horses the country could produce,
and always managed with three excep-
tons to secure place. Clemmie G's
first race was trotted as three year-old,
at which age she made a record of 2 :36.
Each succeeding year saw her reduce
this record until she reached her present
record in 1884. She trotted in :2Ss as a
four-year-old, 2:2O4 As five-year-old
2:l7 as a six-year-old and :l5t as Il seven.
vear-old, which was repeated the follow
ing year. During her turf career, which
closed last season. Clemmie G.. was start
Nt III my -pllC ldNcS. VI Which, >lIt WI
seventeen. was second in fifteen, third in
twelve. fourth in four and unplaced il
three. She trotted sixty winning heat:
in 80 or better, forty-siX of them being
below , -, seventeen below , 20 and two
in 2:l54, her record.
, Abdallah Forrest trotted in 3 IL as
two-year-old, distancing brentwood, his
only opponent. He also trotted foul
races as three-year-old, one of which he
won, was second in one. third in one anG
fourth in one, getting record of , :43t
, He was then retired. Steinette and Steck
Neds last two foals, have not yet made
their debut.
By epitomizing the performances OF
Neds sons and daughters we find that
six of them started in one hundred and
tifty-three races, of which they won for
ty-four, was second in forty-fiye, third in
twenty-nine, fourth in fourteen, unplaced
in nineteen, winning ninety-one heats in
2 80, or better, and five two-mile heats
below five minutes.